Folding lounge chair

a lounge chair and folding technology, applied in the field of folding lounge chairs, can solve the problems of affecting the acceptance and use of butterfly chairs, affecting the use of domestic applications, and affecting the use of butterfly chairs

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-09-10
SITCOM
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However conventional folding lounge chairs demonstrate shortcomings, which significantly hinder their more widespread acceptance and use.
However the butterfly chair suffers from being uncomfortable to sit in for long periods of time as it has very little back support and the sling design of the covers causes the user's legs to feel pinched.
Also, because the butterfly chair's canvas covers are supported in only four places, the chair's covers have a tendency to tear at stress points.

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Referring to the drawings, more particularly by reference number, FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the lounge chair showing the fabric cover 1 attached to the ring frame 2 and V shaped legs 3,4,5. Because this fabric cover 1 completely conceals the ring frame 2, the fabric cover 1 is shown in dotted line for clarity. As shown in FIG. 1, fabric cover 1 is comprised of two panels, a seat panel 1b and a back panel 1a sewn together to form a shape that when attached to the ring frame 2 forms a concave shape to support the body.

Again referring to FIG. 1, three V shaped legs 3,4,5 are pivotally attached to the ring frame 2, each in the form of a bent wire in the shape of a V. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, two of the V shaped legs 3,4 are attached to the front of the ring frame 2 with the upper ends of each of the arms of the V shaped legs drilled with a hole 6 to attach to a plate 7 with another hole 8 welded to the ring 2. A rivet 9 connects these two parts, allowing the V shaped legs...

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Abstract

A folding lounge chair easily folded from an open seating position to a flat planar configuration, including an outer ring frame and a cover attached to the outer ring frame to form a back rest and seat. The folding lounge chair features an arrangement of V-shaped legs pivotally attached to the outer ring frame and a rod that releasably secures the V-shaped legs to hold the assembly in the open seating position.

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This invention relates to a lounge chair, more particularly relates to a lightweight folding lounge chair, which is capable of being easily folded from its open seating position to a flat planar and has a cover that can easily be removed, washed, and replaced by the customer.PRIOR ART OF THE INVENTIONFolding lounge chairs are well known in prior art and are used both indoors and outdoors. Key features are comfort to sit for long periods of time, ease of folding and compactness for portability. However conventional folding lounge chairs demonstrate shortcomings, which significantly hinder their more widespread acceptance and use. Particularly well-known example is the folding butterfly chair, which serves a similar function and market as the present invention. However the butterfly chair suffers from being uncomfortable to sit in for long periods of time as it has very little back support and the sling design of the covers causes the user's legs to feel pinched. Also, because the but...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47C4/00A47C5/00A47C5/10A47C5/04A47C4/48
CPCA47C4/02A47C4/03A47C4/48A47C5/046A47C5/10
Inventor CHEN, ALEXANDER GUY
Owner SITCOM
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